Biography of Brian Townsend

One of the best online poker performers you might not have
heard of is Brian Townsend, and it's his wins in the No
Limit Hold 'Em and Pot-Limit Omaha games at Full Tilt Poker
under the username "sbrugby," where he has won the majority of
his money.

Townsend has also played on High Stakes Poker, had a Full
Tilt Red Pro sponsorship, and was featured on the front cover of
the August/September 2007 issue of Cardplayer
Magazine and the November 2008 issue of Inside Poker for his
accomplishments. We're sure we will continue to see great things
from this young poker player in the future.

A Good Start to a Career in Poker

He was born in 1982, but he didn't start playing poker until
2004 while attending graduate school at the University of
California. Townsend first played .25/.50 Limit Holdem online in
2005 after being introduced to the game by his college
roommates. After slowly working his way up to higher limits, he
switched over to No Limit Holdem, which is definitely his game
of choice now.

In 2007, Townsend guest-starred on GSN's show, High Stakes
Poker. He was asked to be on the show after the producer
recognized his online username, Sbrugby. Over the course of
three episodes he lost $100,000, which he blames is the result
of the limited amount of hands he was able to play on the show.
He left the show and decided to try out a few other types of
tournaments in which he found success.

Townsend landed a money finish at several of the World
Poker Tour No Limit Hold 'em events and was also able to
make numerous final tables ;at the World
Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em events.
Townsend appeared on NBC's Poker
After Dark season 5 and won $120,000 by beating Doyle
Brunson heads up.

In the 2010 World Series of Poker's $10,000 HORSE
Championship, Townsend was able to win tenth place for $48
thousand dollars. His most recent significant cash win was last
February at the $250 No Limit Hold'em Bounty tournament at the
Venetian.

Townsend regularly plays the highest stakes for both the No
Limit and the Pot Limit games online at Full Tilt Poker. He has
won over $500,000 dollars from online tournaments throughout his
career.

Townsend is currently a co-owner of Card Runners, where you
can go to read his blogs where he talks about his many
experiences while playing poker. He's also often posts on the
Two Plus Two forums under the username "aba20."

Disciplinary Action

In March 2008, Townsend became a pro at Full Tilt Poker,
playing under his real name. In August 2008, it was discovered
that he had violated Full Tilt's terms of service by playing
under multiple account names. He admitted to dropping down in
stakes and playing under the name "Stellarnebula. "Townsend was
suspended for six months from Team Full Tilt as a result of his
actions.

In December 2009, Townsend was suspended for a second time
and lost his "red pro" status for 30 days due to accusations
against him for teaming up with Brian Hastingsand Cole
South to conspire against Victor, "Isildur1,"
Blom, resulting in the loss of millions of dollar for that
player. Townsend publically apologized for his actions and
pledged to donate $25,000 to a local charity to compensate.

Personal Life

Townsend graduated with honors from the University
of California in Santa Barbara and was a starter for their
championship rugby team.
Today, he is still passionate about staying in shape and can
continually be found competing in various triathlons across
California. Music is also a passion of his, and he can often be
found wearing headphones, both during competitions and in
between sessions.